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The Daughter of the Night
Experience the finale to the bestselling Amazon quadrilogy
Bryn is awake and the clock is ticking. Her dreams have ignited cracks in the universe wide enough for things to slip through--nightmares--and the only way to keep the world from ripping apart at the seams is to find the other Dreamers and wake them too. But Bryn's death has awakened something else--a dark desire in her to give in to the madness that led to the First Dreamer's demise.
Roman knows what it's like to give in to the darkness. But even as visions of his mother continue to follow him from ravaged city to ravaged city, her ghost appearing in smoke and broken glass with a silent message he can't quite decipher, he refuses to be the one who needs saving. Instead, it's Bryn who needs a miracle and Roman is determined to find it if it's the last thing he does.
Bryn is awake and the clock is ticking. Her dreams have ignited cracks in the universe wide enough for things to slip through--nightmares--and the only way to keep the world from ripping apart at the seams is to find the other Dreamers and wake them too. But Bryn's death has awakened something else--a dark desire in her to give in to the madness that led to the First Dreamer's demise.
Roman knows what it's like to give in to the darkness. But even as visions of his mother continue to follow him from ravaged city to ravaged city, her ghost appearing in smoke and broken glass with a silent message he can't quite decipher, he refuses to be the one who needs saving. Instead, it's Bryn who needs a miracle and Roman is determined to find it if it's the last thing he does.
583 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2016
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Laekan Zea Kemp
27 books600 followersLaekan Zea Kemp is a writer living in Austin, Texas. Her debut novel, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet was a 2022 Pura Belpré Honor Recipient. She has three objectives when it comes to storytelling: to make people laugh, cry, and crave Mexican food. Her work celebrates Chicane grit, resilience, creativity, and joy while exploring themes of identity and mental health.
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July 23, 2020
2 Stars
Review:
If you're considering starting this series, you might want to check out my review of Book 1 since it covers certain things that I'm not going to repeat in this review.
I was kind of torn about this book because the writing itself was good, the characters had depth and seemed to act realistically given their crazy paranormal, apocalyptic, death- and horror-filled situation, and I was invested enough that I wanted to know what was going to happen, but...
- The paranormal stuff continued to get more inconsistent and confusing. I didn't even know what was happening sometimes.
- I had a lot of issues with the POVs. The previous books were just Roman and Bryn's POVs, but this time there was also Dani's, Felix's, Cole's, Adham's, a bunch of the random Dreamers' they found, some of the Rogues', and probably more I'm forgetting. Almost all of them were unnecessary, and many only showed up once and lasted a few pages. They did nothing but further confuse me because I didn't even know who half the people were and some of them were in the past whereas some were in the present, but none of this was ever explained; you just had to figure it out as you were reading. The constant POV jumping also made it hard for me to keep track of things and remember what was happening in each part of the story. Also, the POVs almost all sounded the same.
- The plot got repetitive. So much of it was just Bryn finding another Dreamer. Bryn finding another Dreamer. Bryn finding another Dreamer.
- Bryn started to aggravate me because she knew time was limited, she knew they were in the midst of an apocalypse, she knew you-know-who was also looking for the Dreamers too, yet she constantly wasted time by trying to find out who their captors were and punish them, by talking to them, by hesitating, etc. which then allowed you-know-who to get to the Dreamers before her.
- As if wasn't bad enough that Bryn altered her mother's and uncle's memories in Book 3, she did it in an even more extreme way this time. *SPOILER* *END SPOILER*
- Why didn't Bryn, her grandma, her great aunt, and her father all just TALK??? I feel like so much could've been avoided if they had. *MAJOR SPOILER* *END SPOILER* And I still don't understand what her father had to do with anything despite the pseudo-explanation.
- As the series went on, each book got darker, but this one was really kind of depressing and tragic. Ok, I don't necessarily consider that a negative thing because I like dark, it wouldn't have been realistic for no one to die and for nothing bad to happen, but I'm just bitter because *MAJOR SPOILER* *END SPOILER* Although, maybe it actually wasn't that tragic? You see, I'm not sure since...
- I didn't understand the ending. I was prepared to give this book 2.5 stars, which would've rounded up to 3, because it wasn't all bad. There were definitely things I liked about it. But then it ended in a way that left me with no idea as to what actually happened. I think it was meant to be open to interpretation, which is something I don't particularly like. If not, can anyone who also read this series explain the ending to me? *MAJOR SPOILER* *END SPOILER*
So I'm not really sure what to say about this series overall because somehow I still enjoyed it? It's clear that this author can write. The portrayal of the chronic illness in the first two books was absolutely phenomenal. The character depth and development was also great. I cared about many of the characters. Bryn became hard to connect with, but her changes were purposeful, so I can respect that. I also loved the darkness of these books. There was even a thought-provoking aspect to this final book about how we make our fears real by worrying about them and feeding the negative thoughts rather than the positive ones. And I wouldn't have read four books if I didn't enjoy something about them and wasn't invested enough to want to know how it would end. But, despite all that, the paranormal stuff just got way too out of control, and the ending left me feeling confused and lacking in closure.
Would I still recommend this series? Yes, tentatively. If you're interested in it, like all the positive things I just mentioned, and like or can be ok with endings that are open to interpretation, I think you might still enjoy the series overall despite the flaws in the last two books, like I did.
Recommended For:
Fans of Books 1-3 in Laekan Zea Kemp's The Girl in Between Series. Anyone who likes dark paranormal fantasy and character development and doesn't mind changing paranormal aspects and an open-for-interpretation ending. Anyone who wants to read an amazingly realistic portrayal of chronic illness (in Books 1 and 2).
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight
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First Thoughts:
That was the ending? But... I don't even understand what just happened... ? I was leaning toward 2.5 stars which would've rounded up to 3 because the writing was good and I like dark books and I was invested enough to want to know what would happen, but the paranormal stuff was all over the place, and I don't like being left hanging and confused after spending so much time on a series :-/
Review:
If you're considering starting this series, you might want to check out my review of Book 1 since it covers certain things that I'm not going to repeat in this review.
I was kind of torn about this book because the writing itself was good, the characters had depth and seemed to act realistically given their crazy paranormal, apocalyptic, death- and horror-filled situation, and I was invested enough that I wanted to know what was going to happen, but...
- The paranormal stuff continued to get more inconsistent and confusing. I didn't even know what was happening sometimes.
- I had a lot of issues with the POVs. The previous books were just Roman and Bryn's POVs, but this time there was also Dani's, Felix's, Cole's, Adham's, a bunch of the random Dreamers' they found, some of the Rogues', and probably more I'm forgetting. Almost all of them were unnecessary, and many only showed up once and lasted a few pages. They did nothing but further confuse me because I didn't even know who half the people were and some of them were in the past whereas some were in the present, but none of this was ever explained; you just had to figure it out as you were reading. The constant POV jumping also made it hard for me to keep track of things and remember what was happening in each part of the story. Also, the POVs almost all sounded the same.
- The plot got repetitive. So much of it was just Bryn finding another Dreamer. Bryn finding another Dreamer. Bryn finding another Dreamer.
- Bryn started to aggravate me because she knew time was limited, she knew they were in the midst of an apocalypse, she knew you-know-who was also looking for the Dreamers too, yet she constantly wasted time by trying to find out who their captors were and punish them, by talking to them, by hesitating, etc. which then allowed you-know-who to get to the Dreamers before her.
- As if wasn't bad enough that Bryn altered her mother's and uncle's memories in Book 3, she did it in an even more extreme way this time. *SPOILER* *END SPOILER*
- Why didn't Bryn, her grandma, her great aunt, and her father all just TALK??? I feel like so much could've been avoided if they had. *MAJOR SPOILER* *END SPOILER* And I still don't understand what her father had to do with anything despite the pseudo-explanation.
- As the series went on, each book got darker, but this one was really kind of depressing and tragic. Ok, I don't necessarily consider that a negative thing because I like dark, it wouldn't have been realistic for no one to die and for nothing bad to happen, but I'm just bitter because *MAJOR SPOILER* *END SPOILER* Although, maybe it actually wasn't that tragic? You see, I'm not sure since...
- I didn't understand the ending. I was prepared to give this book 2.5 stars, which would've rounded up to 3, because it wasn't all bad. There were definitely things I liked about it. But then it ended in a way that left me with no idea as to what actually happened. I think it was meant to be open to interpretation, which is something I don't particularly like. If not, can anyone who also read this series explain the ending to me? *MAJOR SPOILER* *END SPOILER*
So I'm not really sure what to say about this series overall because somehow I still enjoyed it? It's clear that this author can write. The portrayal of the chronic illness in the first two books was absolutely phenomenal. The character depth and development was also great. I cared about many of the characters. Bryn became hard to connect with, but her changes were purposeful, so I can respect that. I also loved the darkness of these books. There was even a thought-provoking aspect to this final book about how we make our fears real by worrying about them and feeding the negative thoughts rather than the positive ones. And I wouldn't have read four books if I didn't enjoy something about them and wasn't invested enough to want to know how it would end. But, despite all that, the paranormal stuff just got way too out of control, and the ending left me feeling confused and lacking in closure.
Would I still recommend this series? Yes, tentatively. If you're interested in it, like all the positive things I just mentioned, and like or can be ok with endings that are open to interpretation, I think you might still enjoy the series overall despite the flaws in the last two books, like I did.
Recommended For:
Fans of Books 1-3 in Laekan Zea Kemp's The Girl in Between Series. Anyone who likes dark paranormal fantasy and character development and doesn't mind changing paranormal aspects and an open-for-interpretation ending. Anyone who wants to read an amazingly realistic portrayal of chronic illness (in Books 1 and 2).
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight
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First Thoughts:
That was the ending? But... I don't even understand what just happened... ? I was leaning toward 2.5 stars which would've rounded up to 3 because the writing was good and I like dark books and I was invested enough to want to know what would happen, but the paranormal stuff was all over the place, and I don't like being left hanging and confused after spending so much time on a series :-/
December 19, 2016
Although I enjoyed the previous books in this series, the last book really felt out of place. It was very chaotic and no explanations were tendered. It was hard to tell what was happening in a dream and what was happening in reality. Several times characters who I thought were in one location turned out to be in a different place, major events would turn out to simply be nightmares, and it was all very confusing. To top it off, the ending felt like a Deus ex machina, with [SPOILERS] Bryn having the power to remake the world into the one she wanted all along. There were several plot setups that were never realized, lines of thought that went unfinished. The book dragged on and on, with them going out to rescue dreamer after dreamer, in a repetitive cycle. All in all, it felt like a chaotic mess, as if Kemp wrote herself into a corner and just wanted to end it.
December 1, 2016
Spoilers ahead!
Ok, so I did race through this book. It was longer than I thought it would be, and I was desperate to find out how it all ended after that cliffhanger we were left with at the end of Children of the Moon. I loved The Girl In Between and The Boy In Her Dreams, and really enjoyed The Children of the Moon. While I enjoyed elements of Daughter of the Night, it wasn't as enjoyable as its predecessors.
The nature of the story has always meant that boundaries are blurred - what is reality and what is the dream state? Who can be trusted? While this adds to the story in some ways, we reach a point where it is almost impossible to tell what is a dream/nightmare and what is the real world. It becomes increasingly difficult to follow the story. Bryn's abilities fully manifest in the novel, but this also causes confusion at times. For example, she is able to move people (not in the dream state) across the world in the blink of an eye, and develops abilities similar to Roman.
The ending was difficult to accept. Major spoiler alert. Actually, I'd say it begins around a third of the way from the end. In brief, Bryn confronts Sebastian and Anso's children meet again through them. Bryn wakes up in a hospital and remains there for a good 20 chapters - this part was originally clever, but started to drag. Why was Bryn there? Was it real? Who were these other Dreamers she had never heard of? Was she actually mad? It turned out that Vogle was actually, already dead, and had been for a while. Dr Banz wasn't so bad. Apparently everything, including Bryn's death, happened because Bryn feared it would. What about the prophecy? Wasn't Anso responsible for everything that happened? Wasn't this all because of the madness of the first Dreamer? Bryn returned to Roman and confronted Sebastian again. She took his dreams and gave him back his Rogue. She imagined a future with Roman. She confronted Anso. She gave him Rodrigo's dreams, so she couldn't use his power to come back to life. (Essentially, she gave her life to Anso.)
Then we cut to Bryn and Roman living happily ever after. All of Bryn's family is alive and well, including Felix and his eye. All of Roman's family is alive and well. Bryn is going to college. We see them involved in a car crash. Bryn wakes up in hospital and remembers Anso and the Dreamers. She is the only person who does. Then she states that she is living in the dream she created.
Wait. What? Where are the other Dreamers and Rogues? Did any survive? Did they all die? What about Adham and Cole? Shay? The other Rogues who were definitely alive when Bryn faced Anso? Where are they? Do they all happen to meet anyway like Roman and Bryn? Are they all dead? Was the whole series of novels a dream? A nightmare? While the 'this-might-all-actually-be-a-dream/nightmare/inside-your-head' idea works for Inception, it really doesn't here. The happily ever after is too easy. Bryn and Roman were broken and changed by what happened, and we needed to see them cope and move on with the help of their friends and family. The books appeared to send a powerful message about being able to overcome personal issues such as mental health and family tragedy, but this was lost with the ending, or lack of it. I also felt that casting such doubt over the reality of the events devalued the whole series, and made me feel as thought it was a bit of a waste of time reading it. I felt as though I had been cheated out of an ending.
Overall, it was good, but not as good as previous installments.
Ok, so I did race through this book. It was longer than I thought it would be, and I was desperate to find out how it all ended after that cliffhanger we were left with at the end of Children of the Moon. I loved The Girl In Between and The Boy In Her Dreams, and really enjoyed The Children of the Moon. While I enjoyed elements of Daughter of the Night, it wasn't as enjoyable as its predecessors.
The nature of the story has always meant that boundaries are blurred - what is reality and what is the dream state? Who can be trusted? While this adds to the story in some ways, we reach a point where it is almost impossible to tell what is a dream/nightmare and what is the real world. It becomes increasingly difficult to follow the story. Bryn's abilities fully manifest in the novel, but this also causes confusion at times. For example, she is able to move people (not in the dream state) across the world in the blink of an eye, and develops abilities similar to Roman.
The ending was difficult to accept. Major spoiler alert. Actually, I'd say it begins around a third of the way from the end. In brief, Bryn confronts Sebastian and Anso's children meet again through them. Bryn wakes up in a hospital and remains there for a good 20 chapters - this part was originally clever, but started to drag. Why was Bryn there? Was it real? Who were these other Dreamers she had never heard of? Was she actually mad? It turned out that Vogle was actually, already dead, and had been for a while. Dr Banz wasn't so bad. Apparently everything, including Bryn's death, happened because Bryn feared it would. What about the prophecy? Wasn't Anso responsible for everything that happened? Wasn't this all because of the madness of the first Dreamer? Bryn returned to Roman and confronted Sebastian again. She took his dreams and gave him back his Rogue. She imagined a future with Roman. She confronted Anso. She gave him Rodrigo's dreams, so she couldn't use his power to come back to life. (Essentially, she gave her life to Anso.)
Then we cut to Bryn and Roman living happily ever after. All of Bryn's family is alive and well, including Felix and his eye. All of Roman's family is alive and well. Bryn is going to college. We see them involved in a car crash. Bryn wakes up in hospital and remembers Anso and the Dreamers. She is the only person who does. Then she states that she is living in the dream she created.
Wait. What? Where are the other Dreamers and Rogues? Did any survive? Did they all die? What about Adham and Cole? Shay? The other Rogues who were definitely alive when Bryn faced Anso? Where are they? Do they all happen to meet anyway like Roman and Bryn? Are they all dead? Was the whole series of novels a dream? A nightmare? While the 'this-might-all-actually-be-a-dream/nightmare/inside-your-head' idea works for Inception, it really doesn't here. The happily ever after is too easy. Bryn and Roman were broken and changed by what happened, and we needed to see them cope and move on with the help of their friends and family. The books appeared to send a powerful message about being able to overcome personal issues such as mental health and family tragedy, but this was lost with the ending, or lack of it. I also felt that casting such doubt over the reality of the events devalued the whole series, and made me feel as thought it was a bit of a waste of time reading it. I felt as though I had been cheated out of an ending.
Overall, it was good, but not as good as previous installments.
June 28, 2017
Disappointed
I don't like to write negative reviews because I know so much work and time goes into a book. However, I had to slog my way through this book. I loved the first two books, and now wish I had stopped at book two. I found myself skimming through much of this book because it seemed unnecessary and slightly confusing at points. I felt like the mythology of the book, which I found so interesting in book one, became cumbersome and just boring. The characters that I loved in books one and two got lost in all the overdone detail about the nightmares. By the time I crawled over the finish line I was so happy to be done, and am so glad there isn't another book. I am so disappointed.
I don't like to write negative reviews because I know so much work and time goes into a book. However, I had to slog my way through this book. I loved the first two books, and now wish I had stopped at book two. I found myself skimming through much of this book because it seemed unnecessary and slightly confusing at points. I felt like the mythology of the book, which I found so interesting in book one, became cumbersome and just boring. The characters that I loved in books one and two got lost in all the overdone detail about the nightmares. By the time I crawled over the finish line I was so happy to be done, and am so glad there isn't another book. I am so disappointed.
February 7, 2017
Repetitive
I loved the concept of this series. The last two books were hard to finish though, the repetitive use of "seam" and the constant presence of blood and overuse of the word itself made it tedious. There was a lot that could have been condensed without taking away from the story. I'm glad I finished it but the magic of the first two books just wasn't there in the last two.
I loved the concept of this series. The last two books were hard to finish though, the repetitive use of "seam" and the constant presence of blood and overuse of the word itself made it tedious. There was a lot that could have been condensed without taking away from the story. I'm glad I finished it but the magic of the first two books just wasn't there in the last two.
November 25, 2017
The finale of the four-book series. Bryn and Roman are on the clock. Bryn has finally woken out of another coma, trapped in her dreams and nightmares, but when she woke this time, she brought her nightmares with her opening fissures throughout the world that allow monsters seen and unseen to torment and destroy. The only way to stop the fissures, the nightmares and the monsters, is to find the other dreams (those trapped in comas like she was) and wake them. But with each step she takes to wake others, she takes another step closer to the madness and darkness that drove the first dreamer to their demise. Roman sees this and knows all too well about giving in to darkness. Still haunted by the ghost of his mother and the message he's sure she's trying to give to him that he can never catch, he is determined to not be the one the Bryn needs to save, rather he wants to be there to save her this time-if he can.
The last installment of the quadrilogy with amazing action scenes, realistic nightmares, character development, emotional intrigue, and self discovery in every chapter. Individuals not only come to terms with who they are and how they feel about things but also harder issues, such as letting go, facing the death of loved ones and themselves, and finding the things that they believe in and want to stand for. Kemp has an amazing imagination and creative writing style, once again. I felt that the ending, though cyclical to the overall plots and ideas of the series, was a little disappointing and created more questions than it answered, though it left plenty of room to add other books, fanfiction, or personal interpretation of what the future could hold for some of the characters.
The last installment of the quadrilogy with amazing action scenes, realistic nightmares, character development, emotional intrigue, and self discovery in every chapter. Individuals not only come to terms with who they are and how they feel about things but also harder issues, such as letting go, facing the death of loved ones and themselves, and finding the things that they believe in and want to stand for. Kemp has an amazing imagination and creative writing style, once again. I felt that the ending, though cyclical to the overall plots and ideas of the series, was a little disappointing and created more questions than it answered, though it left plenty of room to add other books, fanfiction, or personal interpretation of what the future could hold for some of the characters.
May 12, 2017
Out of all the series, this book was least enjoyable. The first three books kept me hooked and I found myself reading them in a week or less where as this book took me about a month but also because it was the longest out of the four. I feel it was unnecessarily too long.
As for the plot, I have never found anything so confusing. The only way I can make this un-confusing for myself, is that this whole series was a metaphor for Bryn overcoming her disease so Anso was the disease who took so many children and gave them Kleine Levin's and the rogues were all the medical trials she would have gone through and the other dreamers were the people with Kleine Levins that she met throughout her life. And the stories are Bryn coming to terms with the disease as she approaches adulthood.
This is the only way I can understand it because otherwise it becomes a whole bizarreness of shadow people, blood, dream or reality. If someone managed to crack the story then please help us all!! Me and other reviewers are so confused!!
As for the plot, I have never found anything so confusing. The only way I can make this un-confusing for myself, is that this whole series was a metaphor for Bryn overcoming her disease so Anso was the disease who took so many children and gave them Kleine Levin's and the rogues were all the medical trials she would have gone through and the other dreamers were the people with Kleine Levins that she met throughout her life. And the stories are Bryn coming to terms with the disease as she approaches adulthood.
This is the only way I can understand it because otherwise it becomes a whole bizarreness of shadow people, blood, dream or reality. If someone managed to crack the story then please help us all!! Me and other reviewers are so confused!!
March 3, 2017
This book was fucked up. I literally don't have anything else to convey in this review because I'm still floating in WTF land.
They have to be read back to back, it's really just one book, broken into 4 parts. I loved the craziness of it, and the twists and turns. It was hard to follow at points but looking at the whole story I think that was the point. It made the ending so much more wtf. Definitely will read again.
They have to be read back to back, it's really just one book, broken into 4 parts. I loved the craziness of it, and the twists and turns. It was hard to follow at points but looking at the whole story I think that was the point. It made the ending so much more wtf. Definitely will read again.
July 22, 2018
Although I thoroughly enjoyed the first three books in the series, I found this one to be several hundred pages of chaos. It was very difficult to follow, jumping between characters and landscapes so quickly that I couldn’t keep up. It was all very confusing. The conclusion of the series leaves many unanswered questions, and frankly, after four books, you’d think the ending would be a little more climatic.
February 12, 2017
Very confusing
I finished this book because I'd read the other 3. But there was so much going on all the time, so many different directions it went, that I had a really hard time following the plot or the reasons for things happening. If the first book had been like this, I would not have kept going. And the ending was really ambiguous.
I finished this book because I'd read the other 3. But there was so much going on all the time, so many different directions it went, that I had a really hard time following the plot or the reasons for things happening. If the first book had been like this, I would not have kept going. And the ending was really ambiguous.
June 17, 2017
Omg this last book had me. It's the last book of the series. And at first I didn't get what was happening to Bryn. And trying to understand was she or wasn't she. And then I got it and starting seeing in my mind what was going with her Roman. Ending had me like what. This book did take me long but i blame kids and summer. Love this series. And all the characters.
September 14, 2017
I really enjoyed this book, primarily because it was from the perspective of someone with a chronic invisible illness. The main character really expressed some of the struggles and difficulties of living with a chronic illness.
July 13, 2018
DNF. Couldn't care less. Lots of different characters POV. Really didn't have much understanding of what was going on - she's going round 'touching' all dreamers as they were part of the first dream?
Writing was not terrible but not interested in what was going on anymore.
Writing was not terrible but not interested in what was going on anymore.
April 29, 2018
The story was decent, but I found the whole book very confusing and difficult to follow. Every chapter switches point of view, losing to main plot in several places. The story did not need to be told by dozen different characters. A disappointing end to a series I really liked.
March 30, 2017
The End
An amazing ending to a fantastic story. You will be wondering if you are awake or dreaming while reading the series.
An amazing ending to a fantastic story. You will be wondering if you are awake or dreaming while reading the series.
April 6, 2017
I didn't read this, I just scanned the pages to see what happened. too many characters, over-complicated plot.
July 8, 2017
I really liked this series, but feel unsatisfied with the ending. I'm not really even sure what happened and feel like I have more questions after reading this book.
January 18, 2019
The ending was very disappointing.
August 11, 2020
really enjoyed reading these books just got really confused with the last book as didn't understand whether it was all in Bryn imagination her dreams she was acting out or were they real and she was trapped in them with the other dreamers trying to save themselves. what happened to her dad and roman did they get there happy ending , did Bryn save the world from being destroyed please need help as felt like it ended weird is there another book to follow or was this the last book . hopefully the author can explain the end of the book what did happen as got lost on the ending part thanks but do like reading so thanks for the enjoyment .
May 19, 2020
The happy ever after ending...hmmm, didn’t love it but that’s just my personal preference, would have liked to see this book take on a different ending but I get what the writer is hoping to achieve. The books are somewhat geared to being able to overcome personal tragedies (mental health issues, etc).
December 26, 2019
I really loved the first 2 books and like the 3rd. This final book tho. I skimmed thru a huge chunk of it to get to interesting parts and the ending was just a huge let down. It just seemed to be a terrible ending to me.
October 16, 2024
This was an easy read, the story was okay and enjoyable.
The main issue i had was the editing throughout the series was shocking! there were sentances/thoughts left unfinished and spelling mistakes everywhere.
The main issue i had was the editing throughout the series was shocking! there were sentances/thoughts left unfinished and spelling mistakes everywhere.
May 27, 2025
My first DNF unfortunately. I’m not usually one to do this but each book got harder to read. I have no idea what’s going on most of the time and I think there’s just too much going on. It’s a shame because I used to love the series when I was younger and was excited to know how it ended
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March 21, 2020Loved the series!!!
April 24, 2020
Couldn’t finish it
December 14, 2020
DNF
It's dragging so much... :/
It's dragging so much... :/
January 23, 2021
3.5 Stars
August 18, 2025
This book it pointless and hard to stay into. Might be good for young adults but to me it was boring and I ended up skipping most of the pages and didn’t miss out on anything.
July 26, 2019
I couldn't review this book until I read another book that actually made sense. First of all, the author has a note at the beginning of this final book that explains a lot - "After five long years .... at more than 150,000 words...." As I read, I felt the author was trying to pull every possible, outlandish, other successful series attribute possible to make her series great. In my opinion, it failed miserably. It also seemed to me that the author finally just got tired herself of trying to tie up all the loose ends and the millions of characters that she finally just wrote "Epilogue." The premise of the story is interesting and I enjoyed the first of the series but I only dragged myself through the rest to find myself exhausted, somewhat confused and disappointed.
December 20, 2018
3.5/5 stars. This ending was reasonably close knit, which wasn't really what I was expecting. Despite that, I feel like I could have used a bit more explanation as to how we got to the ending. In a sense the epilogue felt rushed, like as a reader I was suddenly thrust into a resolution. I still don't know by the end how if Bryn is some alternate universe or not. I did enjoy seeing Bryn and Roman have to struggle together to find space for their relationship while trying to save the world. The idea that people aren't defined by the negative aspects of their personality was a theme that was explored heavily in this installment and I really liked that as well. The author definitely excels at showing character progression which is something I always appreciate and what really was the most enjoyable part of the book series in general for me. This last book is no exception to that. However, I feel like this last book became a bit cluttered because there were so many different character perspectives. I think it could have used a lot less because I started getting overwhelmed with the amount of side characters. It also made it super difficult to tell when something was a dream or happening in the real world. I do recommend this series overall. Very compelling characters with realistic family and friendship dynamics. Really hard to find that in most YA novels, at least for me.
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